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Land Off Melland Street Darlington DL1 1SF

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00577/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Change of use of former coal depot site to residential (Use Class C3) with the erection of apartment building comprising 34 No. flats, together with installation of solar array on roof of upper storey and roof amenity space at first floor level together with associated parking provision, cycle and bin stores, hard and soft landscaping and associated works

As published by the council, reference 26/00577/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00577/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Park East
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL1 1SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Darlington took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

41 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Darlington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Darlington decided full applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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